Deadboy999 176 Posted March 14, 2023 16 hours ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said: McConnell discharged; recovering at an inpatient facility. If you HATE trump you want McConnell there, if you LOVE trump you want McConnell GONE! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,400 Posted March 14, 2023 CAPITAL letters to MAKE A POINT. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted March 14, 2023 1 hour ago, diego said: Who is now the longest-serving parliamentarian? David Garro Trefgarne is a hereditary peer who took his seat aged 21 in 1962. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,411 Posted March 15, 2023 Current president of Argentina Alberto Fernández hospitalized due to "acute lumbar pain". 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 1,038 Posted March 15, 2023 10 hours ago, wannamaker said: Current president of Argentina Alberto Fernández hospitalized due to "acute lumbar pain". On the day that the Argentinian rate of inflation is revealed to be over 100%. Mere coincidence? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64960385 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadboy999 176 Posted March 15, 2023 Ken Clarke on sky news right now, looks bloody awful. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,125 Posted March 15, 2023 7 hours ago, prussianblue said: On the day that the Argentinian rate of inflation is revealed to be over 100%. Mere coincidence? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64960385 Maybe he started feeling bad when he saw the numbers of the inflation ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,755 Posted March 18, 2023 Pekka Paavola, Finnish Minister of Justice 1972 and longtime crook mayor/city manager of Tampere dead at 89 after a short stay in palliative care. One of those "they're still alive?" names for me. Four ministers of the Feb-Sept 1972 Paasio II government left, known as "Nappulaliiga" ("child league") for having a large amount of ministers under 45, multiple under 30. Those still living are Seija Karkinen, 86, second Minister at the Ministry of Finance, Matti Louekoski, 81, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, Seppo Lindblom, 87, Minister at the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ulf Sundqvist, 78, Minister of Education. Sundqvist is a heart attack, brain tumor and mouth cancer survivor who chainsmoked for four decades, Lindblom has been frail for a while. Louekoski is still active. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted March 18, 2023 What with the amusing implosion of the House of Murrell up in Jockland, it's worth keeping an eye out - feels like over the next few months there's going to be lots of interesting stuff that will float to the surface. The list of resignations is growing by the day. Rats and sinking ships. Will there be something that pushes somebody right over the edge? I wouldn't rule it out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted March 18, 2023 John Jenrette, South Carolina US House of Rep, dies at 86, known for had been convicted for 13 months in the FBI's Abscam operation https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article273310900.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,755 Posted March 19, 2023 On 28/02/2023 at 12:37, arghton said: Taiwan independence activist Zhong Yiren back on oxygen, but seemingly recovering again. Hospitalised for over a month, he says that he'll not die anytime soon, claims that he will be discharged in a few days and needs to attend a memorial event this week. (Unless the reaper has other plans) The reaper had other plans, he was never discharged but fought quite a (over two-month) fight against all his ailments and now Taiwan independence activist Zhong Yiren is dead at 101. He's a DL Cup pick but will he get an English obit? I could only found one bot-generated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superstar 295 Posted March 19, 2023 On 25/05/2022 at 08:34, arghton said: Loi Ejercito (1930-) Former senator, former first lady, wife of Estrada, frail. Loi Ejercito is in a wheelchair, but apparently she's healthy enough to write her own memoir. I notice that she seems to be in good health besides the wheelchair. However, she is hardly ever seen in public. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,188 Posted March 19, 2023 On 03/08/2021 at 14:47, arghton said: Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa (1951-) Prime Minister of Tonga 2019-2021 Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa dead at 71. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,608 Posted March 20, 2023 Maria Ilnicka-Mądry, Polish politician has died aged 77. Obit (In Polish). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted March 20, 2023 Corrupt former US rep of South Carolina, John Jenrette, dies at 86: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-carolina/articles/2023-03-20/former-us-rep-john-jenrette-jailed-in-abscam-scandal-dies He was an extravagant character but got things done. Also, he said "I've got larceny in my blood". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,478 Posted March 20, 2023 31 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Corrupt former US rep of South Carolina Surely an oxymoron? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted March 20, 2023 46 minutes ago, msc said: Surely an oxymoron? Don't you mean a tautology? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,145 Posted March 20, 2023 1 minute ago, time said: Don't you mean a tautology? Say that again? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted March 20, 2023 I'm with @time on this one if we are comparing 'corrupt' and 'representative of South Carolina' (former or otherwise). If that's not the case then I'm reading it wrongly somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,478 Posted March 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, En Passant said: I'm with @time on this one if we are comparing 'corrupt' and 'representative of South Carolina' (former or otherwise). If that's not the case then I'm reading it wrongly somewhere. Time is right, grammatically, but misses that I was taking the deliberate piss! (Reptile at least got the joke, as I suspected he would.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted March 20, 2023 24 minutes ago, msc said: Time is right, grammatically, but misses that I was taking the deliberate piss! (Reptile at least got the joke, as I suspected he would.) You can whoosh me too then 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 21, 2023 Kim Mangone, who ran against Kevin McCarthy, the current speaker of the House of Representatives, in the 2020 U.S. elections, has died. She was 63. https://www.kget.com/news/politics/former-congressional-candidate-kim-mangone-has-died/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted March 22, 2023 On 08/03/2023 at 11:18, arghton said: Peterson Zah, former Navajo Nation President, dead at 85. Outlived by ancient crook Peter MacDonald who was in "failing health" in 2001 after suffering multiple heart attacks and diabetes complications. (The Fujimori way of failing health) but since that he's outlived six of his immediate successors. Ben Shelly, former Navajo Nation president, dead at 75. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,755 Posted March 22, 2023 Navajo Nation chairman/crook Peter MacDonald actually just made an appearance at some event a few days ago: The event was related to the WWII Navajo Code Talkers but as far as I know he was the only one of the living three to attend. He's now 94 with a long health history (tuberculosis, diabetes, multiple heart attacks, triple bypass, arthritis, etc)...and seems to be running out of successors to outlive. Looked fine, he's looked quite frail for years and is mostly wheelchairbound. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted March 23, 2023 Oldest Living State Leaders DP supervillain Josip Manolic is 103 today! As an update before someone says this is the wrong thread, he is now bedridden and "very tired", though "still mentally sharp". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
